رَقِيقٌ

Root: رق

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رَقِيقٌ , fem. with ة, Having the quality termed دِقَّةٌ; as also رُقَاقٌ , of which the fem. is likewise with ة; and رُقَّاقٌ , like رُمَّانٌ; [i. e.] contr. of غَلِيظٌ; as also رَقٌّ and رِقٌّ : and contr. of ثَخِينٌ: [or rather this last is the proper explanation of رَقِيقٌ, as well as of all the other epithets above mentioned; (see رِقَّةٌ;) i. e. thin as meaning having little thickness in comparison with its breadth and length together; having little extent, or depth, between its two opposite surfaces:] applied to bread that is [flat, flattened, or] expanded; such as is termed رُقَاقٌ, q. v.: and to a garment, or piece of cloth, and the like, as meaning thin, fine, delicate, flimsy, unsubstantial, or uncompact, in texture &c.; contr. of صَفِيقٌ; as also رُقَارِقٌ : and to water [as meaning shallow, or of little depth; and in like manner to sand]: see رُقٌّ: [thin as meaning wanting in spissitude; applied to mud &c.: attenuated:] pl. رِقَاقٌ and أَرِقَّةٌ. [Hence,] الرَّقِيقَانِ The part between the خَاصِرَة [or flank] and the رُفْغ [or groin, on either side]: and the pl. الأَرقَّةُ the thin parts at the flanks of she-camels. Also, the dual, الرقيقان, The حِضْنَانِ [or part between the armpit and the flank, on either side]. (K, TA. [In the CK الخُصْيانِ, q. v.]) And [The two veins called] the أَخْدَعَانِ [q. v.]. And, of the nose, The two sides: so says As: or the رَقِيق of the nose is the thin and soft part of the side.
2 [Also Thin, or attenuated, and consequently weak, in the bones: see رَقَقٌ.] You say نَاقَةٌ رَقِيقَةٌ meaning A she-camel whose marrow-bones have become weak and thin (ضَعُفَتْ وَرَقَّتْ), and whose medullary canal is wide: pl. رِقَاقٌ and رَقَائِقُ.
3 Also Weak: and abject, mean, paltry, or contemptible: applied to a man [&c.]. And goats are called مَالٌ رَقِيقٌ [Weak cattle] because they have not the endurance of sheep.
4 Weak-hearted. And رَقِيقُ القَلْبِ Soft, or tender, of heart; contr. of قَاسِى القَلْبِ.
5 [ Soft or tender, or easy and sweet, or elegant, graceful, or ornate, speech or language.] رَقِيقُ اللَّفْظِ means [ Soft or tender, &c., of expression; applied to a man: and also soft or tender or] easy and sweet expression.
6 [ Slender, or soft, or gentle, applied to the voice.]
7 رَجُلٌ رَقِيقُ الحَوَاشِى A man gentle, gracious, or courteous, to his associates. (TA in art. حشى.) And عَيْشٌ رَقِيقُ الحَوَاشِى A soft or delicate, pleasant, or plentiful and easy, life.
8 [عَيْشٌ رَقِيقٌ may sometimes mean the same: but it commonly means Scanty living or sustenance.]
9 And فُلَانٌ رَقِيقُ الدِّينِ وَالحَالِ [Such a one is weak in respect of religion, and narrow in the circumstances of, or evil in, his state or condition: see رِقَّةٌ].

def.2 Also A slave, male and female; [but] the latter is [also] called رَقِيقَةٌ: and slaves; for it is used as sing. and pl.; like رَفِيقٌ and خَلِيطٌ: accord. to Abu-l-'Abbás, so called because they are abject and submissive to their owner: the pl. of رَقِيقٌ is أَرِقَّآءُ, erroneously said in the K to be رِقَاقٌ; and that of رَقِيقَةٌ is رَقَائِقُ. Using it as pl., you say, هٰؤُلَآءِ رَقِيقِى [These are my slaves]. And لَيْسَ فِى الرَّقِيقِ صَدَقَةٌ, i. e. [There is no poorrate] in the case of slaves used for service [as distinguished from those that are for sale]. [See also مُرَقٌّ.]

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